Pilot action caused plane crash that killed Fremont man, 2 others

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Dec. 10, 2012

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MONROE, Mich. (AP) - A federal investigation says a Michigan pilot attempting a low pass at high speed hit the runway with a propeller, causing his plane to crash in a soccer field and kill him and two passengers.

The National Transportation Safety Board's report on the March 29, 2011, crash at a Monroe city park also says that 58-year-old pilot Rick E. Howell of LaSalle had the medication hydrocodone in his blood, but its role in the crash ...